Politics
Portuguese police dismantle housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto
October 25, 2026 at 04:26 PM
Coverage
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 2 hours
AJAl Jazeera Arabic
الشرطة البرتغالية تفض اعتصاما ضد أزمة السكن وتعتقل 25 شخصا
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TGThe Guardian
Portuguese police with dogs and batons dismantle housing protest camps
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AJAl Jazeera English
Portuguese police clear Lisbon housing protest camp, arrest 25
(opens the publisher’s site)Portuguese police baton-charged protesters and dismantled housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto on Sunday, arresting 31 people.
- Police cleared more than 100 tents in Lisbon's Rossio Square and about 50 in Porto's Dom João I Square early Sunday, making 31 arrests for disobedience.
- Police described the operation as proportionate and said those arrested were released to appear in court on Monday.
- Activist group Casa Para Viver, which placed injuries at 60 against police's seven, called for a new protest outside parliament on Tuesday.
- Protesters are demanding the government scrap legislation passed in a first parliamentary reading that would ease evictions and end rent caps on new leases.